Google recently rolled out latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware for many Nexus devices. The official 4.4.2 KitKat is mostly AOSP release without much customization. If you want to enjoy a customized Android 4.4.2 KitKat on Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi then flash or install Omni custom ROM. The latest version of Omni rolled out recently which is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and fully support Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi. Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi comes with an impressive hardware spec which make it capable to run Android 4.4.2 KitKat smoothly. Continue reading this guide to learn how to install Android 4.4.2 KitKat based Omni custom ROM on Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi.

Some of the cool Android 4.4.2 KitKat features that you will enjoy is Screen Recording, Tap to Pay (Google Wallet for everyone), NFC emulation for non nfc devices, 14% less memory usage, cloud printing from Gallery, Google Home is the new Launcher, Core System Processes Trimmed, apps are efficient and responsive on all devices, the all new 'procstats tool details' memory use, Full-screen Immersive mode, seamless change in resolution during media playback, Phone dialer got local business detection, redesigned Quickoffice and many more.

Please note, this is very early build and you should expect some bugs in it. All bugs and issues expected to be fixed as development progress towards a better build.

Warning!

This tutorial is only for Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.

Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.

Disconnect USB and then turn off your Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi.

Boot into recovery mode. Press and hold Volume Down + Power key together and release the Power key once the Google logo appears, but keep holding the Volume Down key. You will be in Bootloader mode now. Press Volume Down two times so that Recovery option appears, and then press Power key to reboot into recovery mode. Use Volume keys to browse between options in recovery while Power key to select an option. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.

Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete.

Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the OmniROM Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.

Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 6 but choose the gapps-kk-20131119.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.

When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Nexus 7 (2013) WiFiand boot up into rooted Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM Omni.

Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.